Romfell V2.0 Armoured Car Update:
Having been away for over a week at the wedding of a family friend's daughter (down in deepest, darkest Englandshire) and then the funeral of an aged cousin in Glasgow, I have been catching up a bit with the Romfell V2.0.
The desired build calls for the OTL wheels, which are a bit on the thin side, to be fattened up a little - or quite a lot. This is proving to be no straight forward task as the general look of the OTL wheels to be maintained - I tried various combinations of later pneumatic tyres but either didn't have a set of 6 and/or concluded that they just weren't in keeping with the overall look. So back to the drawing board and first principles - if in doubt, attack it with a razor saw!
This may sound a little on the harsh side and positively dangerous given my track record of slicing into the end of my fingers but, as they say, needs must when the devil drives! The kit wheels (front and back) come in two pieces but, importantly, the tyre itself is moulded as a single component of one of the wheel halves. Looking at the design diagram, I need to widen said tyre by 1.5mm - this necessitates having to cut the kit part in half and insert a plastic card filler (see pics below) - joy!!!
Five down and one to go - all digits still attached and blood still pumping continuously round the old bod...